Smoking device



A. GQORIS SMOKING DEVICE March 26, 1940.

Filed Dec. 21, 1939 IN VENTOR #45527 6005/5 ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I SMOKING DEVICE 'Albert Gooris, ChestnutHill, Pa. Application December 21,1939, Serial No. 310,268

6 Claims (Cl. 131-228) This invention has to do with smoking devicessuch as pipes, cigar and cigarette holders, and is concerned primarilywith that part of such a device which is received in the smokers mouth.When the mouthpiece of a pipe or a. cigar or cigarette holder ispositioned in a smokers mouth as it is being used, two conditionsarise'which have proved troublesome. One of these conditions is thetendency for saliva to pass from the smokers mouth into the smoke ductwhere it becomes mixed with nicotine and tobacco to form a mixture thatis extremely unpleasant and distasteful when drawn back into the ,mouthupon subsequent drafts on the mouthpiece. The

other condition which has arisen in these cases mouth, with anaccompanying burning or biting which is extremely unpleasant.

It is now well recognized in this art that both of these conditions areto be avoided, and this invention has in View, as its primary object,the provision of a mouthpiece which may be the mouthpiece of a pipe orthat part of a cigar or cigarette holder which is. inserted in thesmokers month which will adequately accommodate these undesirablefactors. i

In order to eliminatethe direct or concentrated draft of smoke into thesmokers mouth it has been the practice to widen out the smoke duct atthe end which is inserted into the smokers mouth so that the same takesthe form of an elongated slot, and this invention does not propose todepart from this practice.

However, whereas this slot has given rise to a condition in which thedraft has been too open or free, the present invention proposes afurther restriction thereof. In carrying out this objective themouthpiece is formed with an annular bead that is slightlyspaced fromthe end thereof, and this head is provided with a plurality of cuts orkerfs. A cap member corresponding in shape to the end of the mouthpieceis positioned over the said end and encloses the shoulders. The kerfsare thus constituted the means of communication between the smokersshoulder between the bead and the end of the only on the upper side ofthe mouthpiece. Thus anysaliva which may pass through the kerfs or cutsin the upper part of the bead will run around in the groove defined bythe shoulder to the bottom of the cap where it may pass out :1

again into the smokers mouth without entering the smoke duct.

, Another more detailed object of the invention is the provision, in asmoking device of the character above noted, of a mouthpiece carrying anannularbead adjacent to the. end which is adapted for insertion in thesmokers mouth,

and which bead is formed", with cuts or kerfs,

together with a cap for enclosing said end of the mouthpiece, and thiscap is provided with means for maintaining the bottom or closed endthereof spaced fromthe end of the mouthpiece.

More in detail this cap takes an oval shape corresponding to ,theshapeof the end of the mouthpiece, and at each curve or bend of the oval aweb or enlargement is provided which engages the end of the mouthpiece,thus establishing the desired spaced relation.

Various other more detailed objects and advantages of the invention willin part become apparent, and in part be hereinafter stated, as a thedescription of the invention proceeds.

, The invention, therefore, comprises a smoking device such as a pipe,cigar or cigarette holder which includes a mouthpiece formed with a isto be inserted in the smokers mouth and encloses said bead, the closedend of the cap being spaced from the end o fqthe mouthpiece The upperside of the mouthpiece is formed with. an' annular shoulder betweensaid, bead and the end thereof, for preventing saliva entering into thesmoke'duct.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention referencemay be had to the following description and accompanying drawing,whereinz Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a pipe includingamouthpiece which is made in accordance with the precepts of thisinvention, "Figure 2 is an enlarged detailed sectional view Figure 5 isan enlarged detailed view in perspective of a cap per se.

In the form of the invention illustrated in the drawing the invention isshownas embodied in a pipe construction. However, it is to be clearlyunderstood that this is to be no limitation on the invention, as thesame is susceptible of use with such smoking devices as cigar andcigarette holders. I

Referring now to the drawing, wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts, a pipe is shown in Figure l as comprising gener-.ally a bowl section referred to in its entirety by the referencecharacter B, and which bowl section B detachably carries a mouthpiece Min a manner well-known in this art.

The mouthpiece M is detachably connected at one end to the bowl sectionB, and the free end is adapted for insertion in the smokers mouth. Atthe free end the mouthpiece M is thinned out in one direction andwidened out in the other, as shown at H]. The mouthpiece M is formedwith a smoke duct l l which conforms in shape to the exterior shape ofthe mouthpiece at the free end' iii.

Thus the smoke duct H terminates at the free end in an elongated slotsuch as shown at 12 in Figure 4.

The extremity or end face of the mouthpiece M which is designed forinsertion in the smokers mouth is designated l3, and spaced inwardlytherefrom a slight distance is an annularbead M which is formed with aplurality of cuts'or kerfs 65. Between this bead I l and the end face13, and preferably only on the upper side of the flattened-out portionif! of the mouthpiece the latter is formed with an angular shoulder i6which defines a groove i'i between the. bead M and the end face 93. Thisshoulder 45 termimates in an apex edge i8 that lies in the end face l3.

Referring for the moment more particularly to Figure 5, a cap member istherein illustrated and referred to in its entirety by the referencecharacter C. This cap member C has a closed end or bottom I 9 to whichis joined the side wall structure 20. This side wall structure 2dcorresponds in shape to the flattened-out oval shape of the mouthpieceat Land is designed to fit thereover in the manner shown in Figures 1, 2and 3, the walls 28 enclosing the annular bead id.

The wall structure 20 includes corners or bends 2|, and at the bottom ofeach corner or bend there is a web 22 which is designed to engage theend face E3 of the portion Iii of the mouthpiece to maintain the bottomiii in spaced relation with respect thereto.

The cap C is intended to be positioned more or less permanently over theflattened-out portion it! of the mouthpiece in the manner illustrated,such as by a pressed or sweated fit. In this position the wall 2dencloses the annular bead l 5, thus constituting the cuts or kerfs i5the only means of communication from the smokers mouth to the smoke ductll. It is obvious that the cap thus acts as a restriction to the smokeduct which prevents the establishment of a free or open draft. Thusthere is no need for the smoker to pack the tobacco tightly taken as avertical section through one end of in the bowl, as is the case when thedraft is free and open.

The mouthpiece M is preferably assembled with the bowl section B so thatthe shoulder I6 is on the upper side of the flattened-out portion Inthereof, and if the mouthpiece is part of the cigarette or cigar holderthe same will be used in a comparable manner. pass from the smokersmouth through the cuts or kerfs I5 in the upper part of the bead [4 willthen be stopped by the shoulder is and received in the groove I! fromwhich it passes down into the lower part of the cap without entering thesmoke duct. Thus the amount of saliva which might enter into the smokeduct is materially reduced, and, in fact, substantially eliminated,which is a desideratum of great importance.

While a preferred specific embodiment of the invention is hereinbeforeset forth it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not to belimited to the exact construction illustrated and described, becausevarious modifications of these details may be provided in putting theinvention into practice within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a smoking device of the character described, a mouthpiece havingan end adapted to be inserted in a smokers mouth, said mouthpiece beingformed with a smoke duct extending through said end, a bead carried bysaid mouthpiece adjacent to and spaced from said end, said bead beingformed with cuts, a cup-shaped cap enclosing said end and said bead andcooperating with said cuts to establish smoke passages from the open endof said cup-shaped cap to the said smoke duct, and means interposedbetween said bead and said end-of the mouthpiece for preventing salivawhich passes through said cuts from entering said smoke duct.

2. In a smoking device of the character described, a mouthpiece havingan end adapted to be inserted in a smokers mouth, said mouthpiece beingformed with a smoke duct extending through said end, a bead carried bysaid mouthpiece adjacent to and spaced from said end, said bead beingformed with cuts, a cup-shaped cap enclosing said end and said bead andcooperating with said cuts to establish smoke passages from the open endof said cup-shaped cap to the said smoke duct, and an inclined shouldercarried by said mouthpiece between said bead and said end of themouthpiece, said shoulder cooperating with said bead to define a grooveadapted to control the passage of saliva which might come from thesmokers mouth.

3. In a smoking device of the character described, a mouthpiece havingan end adapted to be inserted in a smokers mouth, said mouthpiece beingformed with a smoke duct extending through said end, a bead carried bysaid mouthpiece adjacent to and spaced from said end, said bead beingformed with cuts, a cup-shaped cap enclosing said end and said bead andcooperating with said cuts to establish smoke passages from the open endof said cup-shaped cap to the said smoke duct, said cap having a closedbottom, and means for maintaining said bottom with a smoke ductextending through said end 751 Any saliva which may of oval formation, abead carried by said mouthpiece adjacent to and spaced from said end,said bead being formed with a cut, a cup-shaped cap member enclosingsaid end and said bead, said oval end being adapted to be inserted inthe smokers mouth in a substantially flat position I with one of theoval sides uppermost, and means carried by said uppermost side andinterposed between said bead and said end for preventing saliva whichmight pass through said out from entering said smoke duct.

5. In a smoking device of the character described, a mouthpiece havingan end adapted to be inserted in a smokers mouth, said end being of ovalformation, said mouthpiece being formed with a smoke duct extendingthrough said end of oval formation, a bead carried by said mouthpieceadjacent to and spaced from said end, said bead being formed with a cut,a cupeshaped cap member enclosing said end and said bead, said oval endbeing adapted to be inserted in the smokers mouth in a substantiallyflat position with one of the oval sides uppermost, and an inclinedshoulder carried by said uppermost side of the oval end interposedbetween said end and said bead and cooperating with said bead to definea groove for controlling the flow of saliva which might pass from saidsmokers mouth to said duct.

6. In a smoking, device of the character described, a mouthpiece havingan end adapted to be inserted in a smokers mouth, said end being of ovalformation, said mouthpiece being formed with a smoke duct extendingthrough said end of oval formation, a bead carried by said mouthpieceadjacent to and spaced from said end, said bead being formed with a cut,a cup-shaped cap member enclosing said end and said bead,

said oval end being adapted to be inserted in the smokers mouth in asubstantially fiat position with one of the oval sidesuppermost, aninclined shoulder carried by said uppermost side of the oval endinterposed between said end and said bead and cooperating with said beadtodefine a groove for controlling the flow of saliva which might passfrom said smokers mouth to said duct, said cup-shaped cap having aclosed bottom of an oval formation corresponding to the oval shape ofsaid mouthpiece end, and a web carried by said cap member in each cornerthereof engaging said end of the mouthpiece for maintaining said bottomin spaced relation with respect thereto.

ALBERT GOORIS.

